Noun: boys in blue
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- The force of policemen and officers
"the boys in blue came looking for him";
- police, police force, constabulary, law, Bill [Brit, informal], Old Bill [Brit, informal], polis [UK, dialect, informal], fuzz [informal], the fuzz [informal]
Type of: force, law enforcement agency, personnel
Encyclopedia: Boys in blue